News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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‘Seed funding’: How more billionaires can help end world hunger
23.12.21A recent Twitter conversation between the UN’s David Beasley and Tesla’s Elon Musk has shown…
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Ending Malnutrition by 2030 is Possible with an Olympian Effort
13.12.21-
Nutrition
While enough food is produced to feed everyone 1.5 times over, poor diets continue to hold…
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Voices, collaboration and complexity: Improving nutrition in the 21st century
07.12.21CGIAR-sponsored Nutrition for Growth side event grapples with challenges to provide nutritious diets…
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CGIAR: A Vital Knowledge and Science Partner for Climate Action
15.11.21Over the past two weeks, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
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One CGIAR Announces Global, Regional and Senior Director Appointments
12.11.21The CGIAR Executive Management Team is excited to announce that a major milestone has been r…
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Call for Climate Protection for Smallholders that Produce One Third of Global Food
08.11.21UK boosts commitment to curtail agricultural emissions and reduce climate-induced loss and damage. G…
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Upcoming events
Now until 28 Feb. 2022
News from the Centers and Programs
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WorldFish wins inaugural Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge
28.01.22-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
WorldFish was awarded today the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge grand prize of…
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IITA Tree Heritage Park awarded the 500th Level II accreditation by ARBNET
25.01.22The IITA Tree Heritage Park (THP), located within the IITA campus in Ibadan and managed by the Fo…
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IITA Gender Network to create more visibility for gender research in 2022
25.01.22The IITA Gender Science Network (GSN) held its last quarterly meeting for the year on 8 December.…
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Researchers organize PVS workshop to improve African Yam Bean availability and enhance food security
25.01.22To ensure food security and improve the nutrition of Africans, the Genetic Resource Center (GRC)…
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Gender book launch: A significant shift in the drive towards gender equality
25.01.22The past decade has seen a renewed and more comprehensive interest in gender equality and…
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Emerging Youth: Olatunde Olufunmike Kechicha
24.01.22-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Olatunde Olufunmike Kechicha is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Imoran Farms Nigeria L…
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